Anthony Covens

Anthony Covens (1931-) was a British Conservative politician who was elected to the House of Commons in 1964, serving as the MP for High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. He was a one-nation Tory, supporting cooperation between the wealthy and the poor.

Biography
Anthony Covens was born in Perth, Scotland in 1931, the son of a Scottish metal-worker and an English maid. After the death of Covens' father in World War II, the family moved to Buckinghamshire, where Covens' maternal grandparents lived. Covens was given a private education at the behest of his grandparents, and he came to work as an accountant. Covens became involved with the local Conservative Party, supporting one-nation conservatism; he supported government intervention in the economy to support the poor, but he also supported free trade. In 1964, he was elected to the House of Commons as the Conservative MP for High Wycombe, serving until the 1990 general election, when he decided to retire.